cringe
Example Sentences
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The track is so unapologetically — ugh, cringe word, I know — Mexican.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite being hailed for his bravery by police and prosecutors, Mr Barr said being called a hero makes him "cringe" and added: "Every man that I seen was trying to do the same."
From BBC
Some old songs I kind of cringe at.
From Los Angeles Times
I squirmed, then froze in my chair, trying to conceal my cringe.
W. David Marx’s doomscroll through 21st century pop culture, “Blank Space,” is largely a catalog of cringe.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
